EDWARDS, Evan (c.1594-1670), of Dorset House, Fleet Street, London; later of Chester, Cheshire and Rhual, Mold, Flints.

Family and Education

b. c. 1594,Stated to have been aged about 70 in 1664: CSP Dom, 1663-4, p. 584. 1st s. of Thomas ap Edward of Rhual and Alice, da. of Lewis ap David of Abergele, Denb. m. 20 May 1620, Joan (d.1664), da. of Simon Thelwall of Lincoln’s Inn and Woodford, Essex, 4s. d.v.p. 1da. d. 3 Dec. 1670.Cal. N. Wales Letters ed. B.E. Howells (Univ. Wales, Bd. of Celtic Studies, Hist. and Law ser. xxiii), 25-9, 243 and ped. at end of vol. sig. Evan Edwards.

Offices Held

Sec. to Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset, c. 1612 – 24, to 4th earl of Dorset (Sir Edward Sackville*) 1624–31/2.Cal. N. Wales Letters, 24–5; PROB 11/143, f. 208.

Baron, Chester Exchequer 1625 – 45, 1660–?d.C66/2360/7; CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 564; 1664–5, p. 73.

Commr. exacted fees, Cheshire and Flints. 1635;C181/4, f. 192v. j.p. Cheshire 1636–?45;SP16/405. commr. charitable uses, Flints. 1637, array 1642–3.C192/1, unfol.; Northants. RO, FH133.

Comptroller of customs, Chester 1639 – 45, 1660–d.Cal. N. Wales Letters, 27, 29; CTB, 1660–7, p. 6; 1669–72, p. 698.

Parlimentarian

EDWARDS, Evan (c.1594-1670), of Dorset House, Fleet Street, London; later of Chester, Cheshire and Rhual, Mold, Flints.

Main residences: Dorset House, Fleet Street, London; Chester, Cheshire; Rhual, Mold, Flints.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

EDWARDS, Evan (c.1594-1670)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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